| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Fontenelle |
| | | A beautiful woman is the “hell” of the soul, the “purgatory” of the purse, and the “paradise” of the eyes. | 1 |
| A well-cultivated mind is, so to say, made up of all the minds of the centuries preceding. | 2 |
| Ce sont les passions qui font et qui défont tout—It is the passions that do and that undo everything. | 3 |
| I might have my hand full of truth, and open only my little finger. | 4 |
| Si j’avais la main pleine de vérités, je me garderais bien de l’ouvrir—If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it. | 5 | | |
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